Stay away. Big gap between the website photos and reality. It's a good value only if you're paying under 50 USD and it's a brief stopover. They promised 75 but tried to raise the price once I got there. No hot water! And filthy! Needless to say, I moved out the very next morning. Luckily, The Icebear was next door.

I concur with the previous review, the pool & terrace area is finished & quite a pleasant place to spend an evening. The wifi is also up & running. I was part of a group on a 2 week tour that started & finished at this hotel. The rooms are inconsistent, some have been recently refurbed & are reasonably equiped, others are not so good, clean but rundown. The Breakfast buffet is fine, the evening food not so good but there are several decent restaurants close by. The final evening prior to an early departure from the the airport there was a private party on the terrace outside the rooms. It took over most of the area & the music was ridiculously loud for a hotel. Fortuneately it finished at about 11.00 pm but if you wanted a quiet early night forget it. Even the mosquitoes, & there are lots of them don't forget the DEET, were complaining. The place is fine for a stopover either just after landing on or on your way out as it is located near to the airport but I would not recommend it for more than that.

The last night of my trip I spent here. I really enjoyed the pool which was directly next to the balcony -very easy to jump in :-)- The maritim design is really nice and it is very clean. Most of the stuff are professional but some tried to flirt with me (what I didn't like!)....The cocktails are quite good...food okay-not special....BUT the regular room rate is a little bit too expensive....

At the moment, this hotel is #25 of 27 hotels in the area and I ended up here out of desperation to find three rooms on New Year Eve. Now I see it got some harsh reviews a couple of months ago, mainly because the pool was being refurbished. I don't think it deserves such a low rating--and I usually stay at five star hotels--which this isn't, but I think it is on par for beach hotels on Negombo Beach which vary widely in luxury vs. rustic and many of which are not even listed on TripAdvisor. So I'm giving it a "average" rating.

These are all resort type beach hotels, so check your expectations of what you want. Some people like me are satisfied with simple or rustic style, if it is a good beach location which this one is. If you are coming for the resort, instead of the beach (i.e. you swim in the pool instead of the ocean), then try one of the JetWing brand hotels nearby. When you read the harsh reviews, keep in mind that most tourists spend what is a lot of money to them for a once a year vacation, and everything has got to be perfect or they get bent out of shape.

The pool is finished and nice, but I didn't see anyone swimming in it. The ocean is warm, clean and inviting and only 100 meters away. If you sunbath, beach vendors will pester you and that is a problem everywhere on Nogombo.

The staff was mostly attentive and tried to please. The WiFi was working as of New Year. I thought the rates were reasonable.

In summary, although I ended up at this hotel somewhat out of desperation, I would gladly return for a personal get-away.